SUMMARY:
Support strategies to help drive increased profitability, process efficiency, reduced costs and overall business improvement. Partner with Operations leadership to deliver financial and strategic results through utilization of Financial Planning & Analysis best practices. Support corporate FP&A processes, initiatives and reporting within the Operations organization.
This is a Houston-based local role. This role has no relocation assistance provided.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Create reporting suites that enable insights for Finance and Business team. Partner with field finance teams to develop KPIs that help explain performance and drive proactive P&L management
- Provide business insights to corporate FP&A on the monthly and quarterly results versus plan and forecast
- Support Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for the US Foodservice organization
- Support monthly/quarterly business review process
- Identify margin, cost and efficiency opportunities
- Perform ad-hoc analytics and financial modeling
- Support the business transformation metrics and tracking; tie to P&L results
- Use data analytics to draw conclusions and present financial and operational insights in an effort to support timely executive level decision-making
- Make strategic recommendations for solutions to business problems and opportunities using data analytics and predictive modeling
REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- BA or, an equivalent combination of education and experience (5+ years) sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job
- Minimum at least 5 years of work experience in a corporate setting, with emphasis on areas such as reporting development, financial planning and analysis, business analytics, and financial modeling
- Strong Commercial focus, with exposure to multiple business/functions and excellent business partnering skills.
- Strong proficiency and demonstrated experience in Excel
PREFERRED SKILLS:
- Proven experience in financial analysis
- Experience supporting business partners and providing strategic decision support
ABILITIES AND SKILLS:
- High business acumen with strong finance background
- Self-starter, highly motivated to improve business processes
- Works productively across the enterprise and partners with others to achieve shared goals
- Speaks and acts with complete honesty and trustworthiness
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- This position can be performed from the corporate facility.
- Must be able to do limited travel to Sysco facilities or operating companies.
- T he work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
NOTICE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only tasks to be performed by the employee in this job. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job related duties requested by his or her supervisor.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions.
